Nicola Piovani
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Biography
Nicola Piovani (born 26 May 1946) is an Italian light-classical musician, theater and film score composer. In 1998, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score for Roberto Benigni's film Life Is Beautiful (1997). After high school, Piovani enrolled at the Sapienza University of Rome, receiving his degree in piano from the Verdi Conservatory in Milan in 1967, and later studied orchestration under the Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis. In 1971 and 1973 collaborated for the music of t...
Known For
Filmography
Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life
2026
as Self
Siamo in un film di Alberto Sordi?
2025
as Self
Cento e oltre. Puccini e noi
2025
as Nicola Piovani
Manara
2025
as Sè stesso
Quelli che il cinema
2025
as Self
Il Labirinto di Creta
2024
Luigi Proietti detto Gigi
2022
as Self
Ennio
2022
as Self
Il sangue e la parola - Non la spada ma la parola illumini la via
2022
Amorosa presenza
2022
Essere MAXXI
2022
as Self
Fellinopolis
2021
as Self - Composer
Sinfonia delle Stagioni
2019
Warhorses
2017
as Self
Nicola Piovani con l'Orchestra Rai
2016
Boris: The Film
2011
as Self
La visita meravigliosa: Viaggio in Italia sulle tracce di Nino Rota
2011
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
2010
as Self
Viva Zapatero!
2005
as Self (uncredited)
The Magic of Fellini
2002
as Self (archive footage)